AEW star Christopher Daniels became one of the first people to join the promotion after it was founded in 2019.

AEW has several members on its roster who have spent time in WWE. Jon Moxley, Chris Jericho, and Bryan Danielson all became household names in the promotion formerly led by Vince McMahon.

Vince Russo's career in wrestling was severely harmed thanks to the efforts of WWE's Bruce Prichard, at least according to Russo himself.

Mike Santana is no longer part of AEW, but the wrestler made clear he wanted out multiple times before eventually being granted his release.